{"id":1635,"date":"2025-06-10T12:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=1635"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:16:45","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/religious-studies\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1635_7cf6a7-0b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1635_7cf6a7-0b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1635_7cf6a7-0b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1635_7cf6a7-0b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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Students must achieve a grade of \u201cC\u201d or better in all courses used for the Religious Studies minor. All Religious Studies students must take at least one course in a discipline other than Anthropology or Philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Religious Studies students must take at least three courses in Category I (Courses with a primary focus on religion), and at least one course in Category II (Courses that focus on religion to a significant degree). Students can also request permission from the minor coordinator to receive credit for \u201cTopics\u201d courses with a primary focus on religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum number of credits required to earn minor:<\/strong>&nbsp;18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GPA requirements to earn minor:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Students graduating with a minor in a CLAS field must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the minor field that are credited toward completion of the minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Religious Studies minors must earn a minimum grade of \u201cC\u201d or better in all courses used for the minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other requirements:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Courses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANT 120 \u2013 Religions of the World, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHI 105 \u2013 Introduction to Religious Studies, Credits: 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Category I: Courses with a primary focus on religion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANT 249 \u2013 Religion and Violence, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANT 261 \u2013 Islamic Fundamentalism, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CLA 202 \u2013 Mythology of the Ancient Near East, North Africa and Greece, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HTY 235 \u2013 Heresy, Witchcraft, and Reform, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HTY 405 \u2013 Early Modern Europe: The Age of Reform, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HTY 433 \u2013 Greek and Roman Mythology, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JST 200 \u2013 Introduction to Judaism, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PAX 350 \u2013 Buddhism, Peace and Contemplative Traditions, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PAX 400 \u2013 Martin Luther King and the Promise of Social Renewal, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHI 221 \u2013 Classical Chinese Philosophy, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHI 287 \u2013 Classical Indian Philosophy, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POS 386 \u2013 Religion and Politics in the United States, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 491 \u2013 Senior Seminar in Psychology, Credits: 3 (Topic: Psychology of Religion)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 325 \u2013 Sociology of Religion, Credits: 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Category II: Courses that focus on religion to a significant degree<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANT 212 \u2013 The Anthropology of Food, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANT 221 \u2013 Introduction to Folklore, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANT 252 \u2013 Civilization in South Asia, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANT 256 \u2013 Ethnic Conflict, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANT 451 \u2013 Native American Cultures and Identities, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANT 459 \u2013 Peoples and Cultures of South America, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ANT 476 \u2013 The Ancient Maya, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 252 \u2013 Mediterranean Medieval Art and Architecture, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 253 \u2013 Northern European Medieval Art and Architecture, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 255 \u2013 Italian Renaissance Art, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 257 \u2013 Northern Renaissance Art, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 258 \u2013 Baroque Art and Architecture, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 492 \u2013 Baroque Research Seminar, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 493 \u2013 Medieval Research Seminar, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARH 494 \u2013 Renaissance Research Seminar, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CLA 201 \u2013 Women in the Ancient World, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CLA 400 \u2013 Hero: Myth and Meaning, Credits: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CMJ 119 \u2013 Humor and Diversity in the U. 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